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Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Jaafar bin Jantan
Associate Professor of PhysicsUITM Staff No.: 103952
IC:No. (old): 6158185
IC No. (New): 610621-04-5251 /
Positions:Associate Professor, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
- Vice-Chair, Asian Physics Education Network (ASPEN), UNESCO, 2007-2012.
- Chair, Asian Physics Education Network (ASPEN), Malaysia, 2007-2012.
- Chair, Outcome Based Education Committee, FSG, UiTM, 2007-present.
- Coordinator, Research & Consultancy Unit, FSG, UiTM, 2000-2001.
- Coordinator, International and External Relations, ITM, 1996-1997.
Addresses:
/ Faculty of Applied SciencesUniversiti Teknologi MARA
40450 Shah Alam
Selangor, MALAYSIA / email: mailto:
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Voice: 60-3-5544-4593 (Off)
(H/P):+6-019-355-1621
Fax: 6-03-5544-4562
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Education:
Year / Degree / Place / Major/Field1991-1994 / PhD / Kansas St. Univ., Manhattan, KS, USA / Physics (Physics Education)
1983-1985 / M.Sc. / Kansas St. Univ., Manhattan, KS, USA / Physics (Condensed Matter – Low Temperature Magnetism)
1980-1983 / B.Sc. / Kansas St. Univ., Manhattan, KS, USA / Physics
Professional Certification
Post Graduate Teaching Certificate, TemenggungIbrahimTeachingCollege, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia, Jan - Dec 1986.
Awards
Certificate of Excellence in Services, 2007. Awarded by Universiti Teknologi MARA for excellence in services including teaching, research and other contributions to the faculty and university. October, 2008.
Nominated by Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)for the Jon Amos Comenius Medal, UNESCO’s most prestigious awards, intended to acknowledge the work of those educators who have made a significant contribution to the development or renewal of education. More precisely, it is designed to reward outstanding achievements in the fields of educational research and innovation and exceptional examples of personal devotion to education and the ideals of UNESCO demonstrated throughout an important part of one's life, UiTM, April 2008
Nominated by Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) for Anugerah Akademik Negara (AAN) Kategori Pengajaran (Institute of Higher Learning) for using creative instructional methods to produce effective learning, UiTM, March 2007
Bronze Medal, Poster Session, Expo Penyelidikan & Inovasi, UPSI, (22 Jan 2007).
Nominated by Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) for the National Council for Scientific Research & Development (NCSRD/MPKSN) Award 2002 for Increasing Public Awareness on Science & Technology, UiTM, January 2003.
Best Lecturer Award, awarded by students of Diploma in Chemistry, at Faculty of Applied Sciences, UiTM, 2001 and 2002.
Nominated by UiTM for the Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science (UNESCO), UiTM, March 2002 .
Best Lecturer Award, awarded by students of Bachelor in Applied Chemistry, at Faculty of Applied Sciences, UiTM, 2001.
Certificate of Excellence in Services, 1999. Awarded by Universiti Teknologi MARA for excellence in services including teaching, research and other contributions to the faculty and university.
Teaching Portfolio:
Experiences:
- Assoc. Prof., Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Selangor; 2001present.
- Senior Lecturer, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Selangor; 19962001.
- Lecturer, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Selangor; 19951996.
- Graduate Research Assistant, KansasStateUniversity; Manhattan; 1992-1994.
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, KansasStateUniversity; Manhattan; 1991.
- Lecturer, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Selangor; 19871991.
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, KansasStateUniversity; Manhattan; 19831985.
- Lab Assistant, KansasStateUniversity, Manhattan; 19821983.
Professional Societies:
i)American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT), USA (membership needs yearly renewal)
ii)National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), USA (membership needs yearly renewal)
iii)Asian Physics Education Network (AsPEN), Malaysia, under the auspices of UNESCO Education.
Teaching Experience
Basic Physics 19871990, 1995
This is about the foundations of physics covering topics of mechanics, heat and thermodynamics, waves and sound, electricity and magnetism and atomic and nuclear physics which are taught to students graduating with diplomas in science (two-and-a-half-year program) and to those graduating in diplomas in engineering (four year program). It is also taught in 1995 to students graduating with diploma in applied sciences (three to four year program)
Thermodynamics 1996-2003
This course is taught using the cooperative learning & utilizing ICT for receiving and sending of assignments to students graduating in Industrial Chemistry (DIC) for the diploma program, in Applied Chemistry (BSAC – Honours) and the Chemical Engineering for the degree programs. Students are introduced to the laws of thermodynamics and extensive discussions to applications of heat engines and related engineering devices. Students also experience to become facilitators twice during the semester to lead discussions regarding topic of the week. Textbook: Yunus A. Cengel and Michael A. Boles; Thermodynamic, An Engineering Approach; Third & Fourth Edition, McGraw-Hill, Inc. copyright ©2002, 1994,1989. All power point notes, self-assessment materials and other form of summative assessment examples are made available on Dr. J.J.’s website.
Environmental Assessment Jul 1999
This course is taught in collaboration with another lecturer. Students are given the opportunities to discover the properties of noise and its impact on human's social behaviour. The physics of sound, sound propagation and the parameters that affect the sound intensity are introduced. Methods to measure sound intensity by using the Sound Level Meter (SLM) are discussed and students had the opportunity to make some measurements using the portable SLM. Aside from sound pollution, radiation effects, sources of radiation and its health hazards were also looked into. Other forms of pollution and risk management were taught by another colleague.
Computer Science Laboratory Jul 1999
This course was taught as part of the requirement for the lecture course. It introduced the students to the basics of Microsoft Office such as the Microsoft Word and Excel. Students were given the exposure and the practice to use Word for writing scientific reports and using Excel to analyse data and transform the data to graphs. In addition, students were required to browse the internet and practised sending emails with attachments.
Project and Thesis Supervision (Diploma & Degree with honours)
This course was designed for students to be involved with the process of writing proposals, plan and execute mini –projects which can be of any topic but related to industrial chemistry or applied chemistry. Pollution such as sound and noise, radiation pollution, chemical spraying and its affect, pesticide use and its effect are some of the topics that students ventured into to make the students aware and be more sensitive to the environment. The following titles are the projects completed so far.
Degree in Applied Chemistry (Honours)
“Determining if Chilli and Kailan Sold at the Wet and Dry Markets is Pesticide-Free”, April 2001.
“Determination of Ethylenebisdithiocarbamate in Chilli and Kailan from Wet and Dry Market by Using the Headspace Gas Chromatography”, April 2001.
“The Natural Radioactivity and Its Sources in Sediments from the Malacca Straits (Selangor Areas)”, April 2001.
“Persistence of Prothiofos in Red Chilli and Kailan”, October 2000.
“Noise Pollution in the Vicinity of An Industrial Area in Shah Alam”, October 2000.
“Noise pollution around the Vicinity of Public Areas in Shah Alam”, May 2000.
Diploma in Industrial Chemistry
“The Effectiveness of Sunscreens with different SPF Values for Two Most Commercially Available Brand Names of Sunscreens”, May 2000.
“Analysis of the Nutritional Components in Liquid Milk (Cow’s Milk and Goat’s Milk)”, Nov 1999.
“Analyzing the Minerals Present in Commercialized Mineral Water, Mineral Pot and “Air Zam-Zam”, Nov 1999.
Thermodynamics (for Physics program) 20032004
The course engaged students in an active learning environment in the learning of the concepts, laws and theories in the area of thermodynamics. Collaborative learning was used to enhance understanding of concepts and its applications in thermodynamic devices. The use of ICT to download & email self-assessment on the conceptual understanding and the achievement of lesson outcomes was utilized to gauge any cognitive changes before and after collaborative learning. All power point notes, self-assessment materials and other form of summative assessment examples are made available on Dr. J.J.’s website.
Basic Physics II (for Material Technology program) 20052008
The course engaged students in an active learning environment in the learning of the concepts, laws and theories in the area of electrostatics, electricity, magnetism, electricity & magnetism and introductory modern physics. Students predict outcomes of an investigationperform simulations, actively discuss the predictions and results of investigations produce a model a the relationship of physical quantities and compare to the existing scientific model and laws. All power point notes, self-assessment materials and other form of summative assessment examples are made available on Dr. J.J.’s website.
Philosophy of Science (for all FSG degree programs) 20062008
Thecourseengaged students to the meaning, similarity and differences between data, information, knowing, belief, truth and knowledge. Students engage with their peers and with the facilitator on the examples provided to utilize the tools of philosophy (the art of arguing and verbal reasoning) in identifying and confirming their existing knowledge on the scientific method, laws and theories. Students also try to convince their peers on their thoughts and ideas through teamwork in a debate while their values and ethics in science and its impact on the environment and society are expressed through terms papers they have to write and submit for assessment. All power point notes, self-assessment materials and other form of summative assessment examples are made available on Dr. J.J.’s website.
Graduate Students & Referee to Journal Article
External Examiner for M.Sc. in Physics Education; Faculty of Science & Technology, UPSI. Dec 2008.
Referee to a science journal article for the Faculty of Science & Technology, UPSI. Oct. 2008.
Referee to a science journal article for the Faculty of Science (FIZIK), UKM. Oct. 2008.
PhD in Chemical Education at FSG, UiTM. (still finishing the writing-up) 2003-2008
Referee to a science journal article for IRDC, UiTM. 2006.
External Examiner for M.Sc. in Physics Education; Faculty of Science & Technology, UPSI. 2003.
External Examiner for M.Sc. in Physics Education; Physics Dept., UKM. 1999.
Present and Future Research
“Mapping The Level Of Critical Thinking Skills To Instructional Methodologies Among Undergraduates In AsianUniversities / MalaysianPublicUniversities”. University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific (UMAP) research proposal, a collaboration between UiTM, UPSI and two other UMAP universities to be named. Grant to be submitted by end of December 2008 to FRGS.
“Learning Styles of the Staff and Students at the Faculty of Applied Sciences: Real-Time Identification and Its Implication on Classroom Teaching Instructional Techniques”. Funds will be from the University Grant, Aug 2002 (Partial data has been collected). A real-time scoring of the learning styles (Felder’s) using Microsoft Excel is now available. Up to 40 samples can be accommodated by the worksheet through the use of Visual Basic Editor.
“Industrial Chemistry and Applied Chemistry Students’ Views of Chemistry Obtained Using the Views about Science Survey (VASS) Instrument”. University Grant, Aug. 2001 – Jul 2002.
“Common-sense Beliefs about Force and Motion among the Engineering and Applied Science First Semester Students at Universiti Teknologi MARA.” University Grant, Aug. 2000 – Jul 2001. A real-time scoring of the FCI using Microsoft Excel is now available. Up to 40 samples can be accommodated by the worksheet through the use of Visual Basic Editor.
“The Effectiveness of Mechanics Classes for the First Semester Engineering and Applied Science Students at University Teknologi MARA in Replacing Students’ Common-sense Beliefs about Force and Motion.” University Grant, Dec 2001 – Nov 2002 (to be submitted but data has already been collected).
“Peer-Facilitating Learning Cycle for Effective Learning of Thermodynamics at Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA.” (Partially funded by Faculty of Applied Sciences, April 2001. (Development of self-assessment materials is complete and can be viewed from my website. The documents are password-protected and those interested need to send email to me to obtain the password.)
“Progress in Learning about Force and Motion among Physics and Science Education Students at Selected Universities in Malaysia”. Partially funded by Faculty of Applied Sciences, Aug 99-present. (Data for UPM, UKM and USM has been collected. Results of this research were first presented at the Workshop for Matriculation Lecturers, Kota Kinabalu, July, 2002.)
Publications
PROCEEDINGS
“Learning Chemistry;The Human Perspective”, Proceedings of the Young Researchers Conference on Applied Sciences. 2006
“Matching Chemistry Perception to Learning Preferences on Chemistry-based Students at UiTM”, Proceedings of the Simposium Kimia Analisis Malaysia XVII, 2004.
“Determination Of Night Time Sound Pressure Level Inside Uncle Chilli’s Grill And Bar, Hilton PJ”,Proceedings of the Simposium Kimia Analisis Malaysia XVII, 2004.
“Research In Creativity for Science and Mathematics Education.” (with Dr. Sheila Tobias) Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Primary and Secondary Schools Science and Mathematics Education, 2004.
“Matching Teaching Methods To Learning Preferences of Industrial Chemistry Students at UiTM”, Proceedings of the Simposium Kimia Analisis Malaysia XVI, 2003.
“Probing the Perception about Chemistry on Industrial Chemistry Students at Universiti Teknologi MARA.” Proceedings of the Simposium Kimia Analisis Malaysia XVI, 2003.
"University Physics Education for the 21st Century", Group Editor, Proceedings of ASPEN Conference 1997, Sinaran Bros. Sdn. Bhd., Penang, Malaysia, 1999.
“Pre-Science Modules in Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics”, UiTM, Shah Alam, !999
“Physics InfoMall Users’ Guide”, The Learning Team, Armonk, New York, 1996.
CD-ROM
"Physics InfoMall” (part of the team with Prof. Dean Zollman and Prof. R. G. Fuller), The Learning Team, Armonk, New York, 1996.
“Physics InfoMall Users’ Guide”, The Learning Team, Armonk, New York, 1996.
Doctoral Degree Dissertation
“Differences and Similarities in Teachers’ Information Strategies for Lesson Planning Using the Physics InfoMall – A Large Physics Database on CD-ROM”, Nov 1994.
JOURNAL ARTICLES
“The Relationship between UPSI Lecturers' Perceptions of their Teaching Practices and Students' Conceptions of Force and Motion”, The International Journal of Learning (Common Ground), Volume 14, 2007.
“Matching Chemistry Perception to Learning Preferences on Chemistry-based Students at UiTM”, The Malaysian Journal of Analytical Sciences Volume 9, Number 1&2, 2005.
“Determination Of Night Time Sound Pressure Level Inside Uncle Chilli’s Grill And Bar, Hilton PJ”,The Malaysian Journal of Analytical Sciences Volume 9, Number 1&2, 2005.
“Double transitions in Gd-Mn and Gd-Ni glasses”, Jour. of Magnetism & Magn. Mat. (Netherlands) Nov 1988
Talks and Workshops
Guest Lectures, Invited Talks and Workshops at National and International Meetings:
Invited Guest Speaker for the ASTRO Awani Television Show , the “Sudut Pandang Programme” televised live at 8:30 pm. Topic of Discussion: “TIMSS and the role of PPSMI in placing Malaysia in the top 10 of TIMSS.” 17th Dec. 2008.
Guest for the 5th Round Table Discussion on “Teaching of Science & Math in English (PPSMI), organized by the Quality and Inspectorate Division MOE for politicians and NGO’s, PutrajayaConvention Center, 16th Dec. 2008.
Chief Facilitator for the Matriculation Engineering/Technical Curriculum Review Workshop (Physics Subject) organized by the Matriculation Division, MOE. Casuarina Impiana, IPOH. 24th-26thNov. 2008.
Invited Speaker for the 4th Round Table Discussion on “Teaching of Science & Math in English (PPSMI), organized by the Quality and Inspectorate Division MOE for politicians and NGO’s, PutrajayaConvention Center, 21st Oct. 2008.
Permanent Judge for Physics. Tunas Saintis Program to select the best three science projects from MRSM schools in Malaysia that will represent Malaysia to the INTEL ISEF in USA. 29th– 31stJuly 2008. Jasin, Melaka.
Facilitator for the Active Learning Workshop (ALW)at SwineburneUniversity of Technology, Sarawak Campus.. Training lecturers of Swineburne, Asian Physics Education Network university representatives, and lecturers from the Asian region on how to implement Active Teaching & Learning activities for physics & engineering courses.7th-10thJuly 2008
Science content Judge in the finals for the ACTOLOGY program, PETROSAINS. 8th July 2008.
Invited Speaker & Master Facilitator for the “Outcome Based Education (OBE)” Workshop at FSG. OBE Stage 1 Workshop: Training the Program Heads, Coordinators & ALL Lecturers of FSG at the Shah Alam, Kuala Pilah, Penang and Jengka campus for all programs at all certification levels on the writing of Program Educational Objectives, Program Outcomes, Course Outcomes, and the matrix showing how each of them address the MOHE learning outcomes and how they address each other.1st May -30th June 2008
Invited Speaker, Master Facilitator & Chairman for the “Outcome Based Education” Workshopat FSG.. OBE Stage 1 Workshop: Training the Program Heads & Coordinators of FSG on the writing of Program Educational Objectives, Program Outcomes, Course Outcomes, and the matrix showing the how each of them address the MOHE learning outcomes and how they address each other. 17th-18th Dec 2007.
Invited Speaker, Master FacilitatorChairman for the “Outcome Based Education” Workshopat FSG.. Training the OBE Facilitators of FSG on the writing of Program Educational Objectives, Program Outcomes, Course Outcomes, and the matrix showing the how each of them address the MOHE learning outcomes and how they address each other.27th-28th Nov 2007
Invited Speaker. “Students’ Learning Preferences and The Need for Concept Mapping.”
Master Facilitator for the workshop,”Constructing Concept Map in Physics by Using the IHMC Software”.“International Conference on Physics Education (ICPE)”at Universiti Cadi Ayyad, Marrakech, Morocco. 11th-16th Nov 2007.
Panel for the Round Table Discussion, in identifying the strength & weaknesses of the “Teaching of Science & Math in English” program at the primary and secondary schools in Malaysia. Ministry of Education, PUTRAJAYA. 8th Nov 2007.
Represented Malaysia to the “General Assembly UNESCO” on Asian Physics Education. “5th Asian Physics Education Network General Assembly and Active Learning Workshop”at Ateneo De Manila University, Quezon City, Phillipines. 20-27hb Oct 2007.Invited Speaker.“Science Exploration in Electrostatics Via the Physics Education Technology (PhET) simulations. “5th Asian Physics Education Network General Assembly and Active Learning Workshop” at the Ateneo De Manila University, Quezon City, Phillipines. 20th-27th Oct 2007.